CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CR-EL97F26-PI, CR-640G26F-PI, CR-CA134/34F/C-PI, CR-753, CHIC 26238 and German Import Knicknack's
Ambassador CR-776E28M-PI, CR-EL161M28-PI, CR-TH10/28M-PI,
Cardiac clear by a Cardiologist And Eyes Clear by a A.C.V.O, E.C.V.O Diplomate Veterinarian 3/4/2006
Week Three (Days 15-21)
+ Teeth begin to erupt
+ Puppies stand up and start walking
+ Begin to lap liquids
+ Defecate/urinate without stimulation
+ Start becoming aware of environment
+ Start playing with littermates
+ Develop sense of smell
+ Puppies will start to discriminate as to where to relieve themselves
1/12/2007
 Presley's puppies
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1/14/2007
The boys eyes are open now, so I try not to get flash pictures of them while their eyes are open.
Seger spends a lot of time arranging and rearranging the toys in the whelping box.
Taking her favorites outside the box to her dog bed.
Puppy Toddlers (3 - 6 Weeks) During the Toddler period, puppies emerge on their own from the litter. They venture into the surrounding environment. This emergence from the litter is a gradual and continual learning experience. During this stage of development puppies learn basic behavioral patterns specific to dogs. While playing, they practice different body postures, learning what the postures mean and how they affect their mother and litter mates. They learn what it is like to bite and be bitten, what barking and other vocalizations mean and how to make and use them to establish social relationships with other dogs. Such learning and activity tempers their own biting and vocalizing. From the age of five weeks, the mother teaches her puppies basic manners. They learn to be submissive to her leadership and what behaviors are acceptable. If necessary, she growls, snarls, or snaps at them as a form of discipline. When weaning the litter, for instance, the mother will discipline her puppies so that they will leave her alone. Because the mother disciplines them in a way that they clearly understand, after a few repetitions, the puppies will respond to a mere glare from her. If a pup has not learned to accept leadership (and discipline) in its early interactions with dogs, its training will be more difficult. Puppies that are removed from the nest too early tend to be nervous, more prone to barking and biting, and less responsive to discipline. Often they are aggressive with other dogs. Generally speaking, a puppy taken away from it's mother and litter mates before seven weeks of age, may not realize its full potential as a dog and companion. To maximize the mental and psychological development of puppies, they must remain in the nest with their mother and litter mates until seven weeks of age.
1/15/2007
Seger mid yawn
1/16/2007
1/17/2007
I wanted to share with you one of Ann Shinkle's articles on the Curly's coat.
The following article on coats or the following article entitled "Curly Coat Care" was originally printed in the AKC Gazette CCR
Column, written by Ann Shinkle.
Curly Coat Care
First-time puppy owners often ask, Where are the curls? When will they come in? Will they be big or small, soft or crisp, open or tight?A puppy may have a "teddy bear" coat (short, fluffy and straight, with no wave), a wavy coat, curls mixed with waves or a straight coat, and a puppy's coat does not indicate what its coat will be like as an adult. I've seen good wavy coats become patterned and lovely curls appear in a straight, fluffy coat when a dog reaches 9 months. My 4-month-old has lovely crisp little curls. My previous puppy had tighter waves for a few months, then her coat became a mass of tight swirled little curls. I've known cur-less 2 and even 3-year olds suddenly grow a lovely curly coat. The most unusual puppy I've seen lately is a liver with a ridge of darker, courser hair down the center of its back. Chances are it will have curls all over its body.
Only time and maturity will tell what types of curls your Curly has. When the curls come in, they may be of any one of the different types mentioned above - but many kinds of coats win in the ring.
When a Curly "blows coat" you can't show it until its coat grows back. Some breeders say good coats grow back more quickly than problem coats. Bitches will often lose coat two to three months after their season. Some lose only a little coat, with sparser areas over the shoulders and back. Others go completely bald after having a litter of pups.
You can usually rely on a bitch to lose at least some coat about twice a year. Males usually shed once a year, after the winter, and usually less than females. I know of one male here in Florida who never sheds and is always in full coat.
I asked several breeders how they care for a Curly's coat. Gina Columbo says spayed bitches grow quite a bit of coat. She uses a #4 blade to routinely clip her 9-year-old bitch's coat. After a bitch has pups and starts to "blow coat" Columbo uses a #7 blade to clip her. (Using clippers seems to reduce the amount of excess hair all over the house when a Curly blows coat) Within a week or two, any sparse patches have filled in. By six to eight weeks, full coat is in again. She uses a slicker-type brush to remove dead hair when a Curly is shedding.
Yvonne Dormany never uses a brush. Instead, she uses a flea comb or a steel comb with widely spaced teeth to remove dead hair when a Curly is losing coat. A Curly in full coat never needs brushing.
Unless it is shedding, I very rarely need to bathe a Curly. I can hose a dog down, wash it and then dry it, all outside, all year round. I don't use a towel except in cool weather, and then only to dab off the excess moisture. On the whole, a healthy Curly has a "wash and wear" coat!
The pups are starting to interact with each other more. Not really playing yet, but climbing over each other. They are also more vocal, yapping and growling.
1/18/2007
female: Green collar 1lb 12 3/8 ounces female: Grey collar 1lb 14 5/8 ounces female: Red collar 1lb 11 3/4 ounces male: No collar 1lb 14 3/8 ounces 
Addie also got a picture of four of them zonked out, the black one in the corner without a collar is the male. I was weighing Her Porcine Fatitude. Presley is happy to get out of the box and lay next to it on a rug, she has a rawhide that she is worrying. She's a good mom
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1/18/2007 Seger's pups up on wobbly legs
Knicknack's Ambassador CR-776E28M-PI, CR-EL161M28-PI, CR-TH10/28M-PI, Cardiac clear by a Cardiologist And Eyes Clear by a A.C.V.O, E.C.V.O Diplomate Veterinarian 3/4/2006 |
Dutch Ch Moselund's Jaguar JW 2001, JLux.Ch Hips A |
Dutch, VDH, German Ch. Caballus Inferno JWW'98, W'98, Europasieger '99, Bundessieger'99 Hips A/A (Finland), B1 (Holland) |
Int&FIN&N Ch, NordV-95-97-98, FINW-96-97-98-99, SW-96-98, JWW-96 Caballus Fair Dinkum hips A/A, clear eye cert '99 |
Oak's Wild Song HD fri Norden Hips A, eyes clear 12.05.00 SF23859/94 |
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Moselund's Lette Brise Hips B |
Dutch,Luxemburg,German,VDH Champion Cornish Marksman B1-B2 Hips |
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WW'91,VDH Ch Moselund's Dronning Margrethe Hips C |
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Darelyn Knysna Knicknack HD: A1, ED: frei, |
GBSHCH Shuvick Coriolanus HS: 4:8 |
GB Ch, Int Ch, Fin & Swe Ch, NordW-00,01 Caballus Grand Slam hips A/A (BVA 3:4), eyes OK |
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Darelyn Fennel by Shuvic HS: 9:8 |
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Darelyn Dame Delilah |
Sentryedge Greylag |
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Gladrags Fascination at Darelyn HS: 4:4 |
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CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CR-EL97F26-PI, CR-640G26F-PI, CR-CA134/34F/C-PI, CR-753, CHIC 26238 |
Dutch, VDH, German Ch. Caballus Inferno JWW'98, W'98, Europasieger '99, Bundessieger'99 Hips A/A (Finland), B1 (Holland) |
Int&FIN&N Ch, NordV-95-97-98, FINW-96-97-98-99, SW-96-98, JWW-96 Caballus Fair Dinkum hips A/A, clear eye cert '99 |
CH Darelyn Double Dutch |
Int&Nord Ch NordW-94 SW-94, WW-98 Caballus Out for a Blaze |
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Oak's Wild Song HD fri Norden Hips A, eyes clear 12.05.00 SF23859/94 |
Dutch,Luxemburg,German,VDH Champion Cornish Marksman B1-B2 Hips |
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Oak's Rhapsody |
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CH Mathel Felicitation ROM CR-CA3/38F/C CR-453G24F CERF |
CH Haamorin Indeksi ROM CR-CA2/89M/C-T CR-315G24M-T |
Haamorin Hurmuri |
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Haamorin Usvana |
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CH Darelyn Zelsa CR-EL12 CR-351G31F |
Eng CH Darelyn Sutton Tied Boy |
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Eng SH CH Darelyn Wychita |
See more of Seger and Aico's litter pedigree
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Week 2!
Week 3!
Week 4!
Aico and Presley's Litter born 1/11/2007
